#olivier-giroud

#olivier-giroud

Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe scored for France in their 3-0 victory over Gibraltar in European Championship qualifying.Giroud netted after only three minutes but a penalty from Mbappe just before half-time was the only other chance that the World Cup finalists converted before a late own goal from Aymen Mouelhi as France maintained their 100 per cent record in Group B. In Group C, Ukraine fought back from 2-0 down to beat North Macedonia 3-2 and claim their first victory.

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 38m ago 1h ago Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In Inter's 3-5-2 system, the most important players are their wing backs, Dumfries and Di Marco.Too far forward, and the three centre backs can become easily exposed.

AC Milan must overturn a 2-0 deficit if they are to avoid handing rivals Inter a place in the Champions League final when they square off on Tuesday.A drop in form and an accumulation of injuries to key players has left Milan with an uphill battle but Stefano Pioli will not have given up hope and will demand a huge response from the Rossoneri at San Siro.

Milan's hopes of finishing in Serie A's top four received another blow on Saturday as they were beaten 2-0 by relegation-threatened Spezia.The Rossoneri headed to Stadio Alberto Picco on a seven-match league unbeaten run but still stinging from Wednesday's 2-0 first-leg defeat to city rivals Inter in the Champions League semi-finals.

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 1h ago 1h ago Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature How the teams got here.Inter came second behind Bayern Munich in the groups, knocking out Barcelona as a result, while Milan were runners-up to Chelsea.

The title race has long been over in the Serie A, with Napoli out of sight for the rest of the league for a long while before the official confirmation came earlier this week, but the fight for the remaining three spots warranting Champions League participation next season could hardly be any fiercer.

AC Milan have sacked technical director and former captain Paolo Maldini after five years in the role.This season the club finished fourth in Serie A and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they were defeated by rivals Inter Milan ."We thank him for his years of service, contributing to the return to the Champions League and to winning the Scudetto," a club statement said.

Team news: Milan are without Sergiño Dest, Ismaël Bennacer, Ante Rebić and Zlatan Ibrahimović, while Hellas Verona have to do without Paweł Dawidowicz, Josh Doig, Ondrej Duda, Ajdin Hrustić, Kevin Lasagna and Thomas Henry.Kickoff time for Matchday 38 and the final game of Serie A is 21:00 CEST at Stadio San Siro.

After securing Champions League football for yet another season, Milan have today unveiled the new home kit for next year, which will make its debut at Stadio San Siro on Saturday evening against Verona.A statement on the Diavolo website reads:
Global sports company PUMA has today unveiled their striking new AC Milan Home Kit for the 2023/24 season, designed to bring the team, the city, and its passionate community even closer.

For the second straight week, Juventus came into their scheduled game in position to jump multiple positions in the table and, while no longer in control of their destiny, to at least keep themselves alive in the race for a Champions League place for the season's final weekend.For the second straight week, Juventus couldn't summon the mental fortitude to take advantage of that situation.

Team news: Juventus are without Mattia De Sciglio, Nicolò Fagioli, Paul Pogba and DuÅ¡an Vlahović, while Milan have to do without Ismaël Bennacer, Tiémoué Bakayoko, Ante Rebić and Zlatan Ibrahimović.Kickoff time for Matchday 37 of Serie A is 20:45 CEST.Juventus F.C. (3-4-3) - Massimiliano Allegri Wojciech Szczęsny; Federico Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Juan Cuadrado, Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, Filip Kostić; Ángel Di María, Moise Kean, Federico Chiesa.

Team news: Milan are without Alessandro Florenzi, Aster Vranckx, Ismaël Bennacer, Ante Rebić, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Divock Origi, while Sampdoria have to do without Emil Audero, Andrea Conti, Michaël Cuisance and Ignacio Pussetto.Kickoff time for Matchday 36 is 20:45 CEST.AC Milan (4-2-3-1) - Stefano Pioli Mike Maignan; Davide Calabria, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernández; Sandro Tonali, Rade Krunić; Junior Messias, Brahim Díaz, Rafael Leão; Olivier Giroud.

Olivier Giroud scored the winner as AC Milan secured Champions League football with a narrow victory against Juventus.Davide Calabria crossed from the right for the France striker to head in the winner for the Rossoneri.The defeat ended Juve's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League after they were docked 10 points earlier in the week.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in contention to start for Milan against Udinese on Saturday as the 41-year-old looks to lift Stefano Pioli's' struggling champions.The striker, recalled by Sweden this week, has recovered from major knee surgery and come through three substitute appearances.Now the veteran is a prime contender to line up from the first whistle as Milan are forced to cope without the suspended Olivier Giroud in their last game before the international break.

Stefano Pioli set Milan the target of securing a top-four finish in Serie A as he declared himself satisfied with the Rossoneri's response to a dire run of form.Milan went seven games without a win across all competitions recently, losing three successive league matches before stopping the rot against Torino last Friday.

AC Milan have travelled to London to face Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of the round of sixteen tie in the UEFA Champions League.Milan go into the game with a slight advantage at 1-0 but without the away goals anymore, the tie can swing right open at any moment.Stefano Pioli's men were stunned by a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina this weekend which halted their four game winning streak and of clean sheets.

Nathan Collins will not hesitate if the chance to score another stunning solo goal for the Republic of Ireland presents itself against World Cup finalists France.The 21-year-old Wolves defender announced himself on the international stage in style when he embarked upon an unlikely run which saw him carve his way past three defenders before deftly placing the ball past goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk with the outside of his right foot in June's 1-1 Nations League draw with Ukraine in Lodz.

Sunderland have signed midfielder Pierre Ekwah from West Ham.The France Under-20 international has moved for an undisclosed fee on a deal until 2027.Ekwah is an alumnus of the INF Clairefontaine national academy, which also produced World Cup winners Thierry Henry, Blaise Matuidi, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe.

AC Milan hosted Torino at the San Siro and finally managed to break the cycle of seven games without a win.Stefano Pioli managed to beat Ivan Juric at last after two losses in the previous two games this season.Olivier Giroud got the winning goal and by some miracle Ciprian Tatarusanu kept a clean sheet to get this win.

AC Milan invited Atalanta to the San Siro to smash them out of the way in the race for the top four.Milan managed to keep yet another clean sheet with Mike Maignan returning and entertain the home fans with a massive 2-0 win continuing their winning streak.The game was a six pointer and elevates Milan to 47 points on par with Inter Milan who were beaten by Bologna into joint second place.

AC Milan took a step towards their first Champions League quarter-final appearance for 11 years as Brahim Diaz's goal gave the Italians a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in their last-16 first leg at the San Siro on Tuesday.The Spaniard headed in a rebound in the seventh minute after a superb double save by Tottenham's second-choice keeper Fraser Forster and the seven-time winners kept the Londoners at bay.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Spurs, weakened by injuries and suspensions, responded positively in the first half to dominate possession but were unable to seriously worry the hosts.

Torino stunned Milan to reach the Coppa Italia quarter-finals with a remarkable extra-time win at San Siro on Wednesday, Michel Adopo scoring the only goal to fire the 10-man visitors through.A much-changed Milan side produced a disjointed display, struggling to break Torino down even after Koffi Djidji received his second booking with 20 minutes remaining in normal time.

Stefano Pioli believes Milan struggled to cope with the psychological demands of facing 10 men in Wednesday's shock Coppa Italia defeat to Torino.Milan's wait to lift their sixth Coppa Italia will extend to at least 21 years after they failed to take advantage of Koffi Djidji's red card, with Michel Adopo firing Torino through in extra time.

AC Milan hosted Sassuolo at the San Siro yesterday morning and absolutely torn apart by the side led by Domenico Berardi.Milan were battered 5-2 in front of over 70,000 fans and have fallen out of the top four spots as a result.Olivier Giroud and Divock Origi managed to pull goals back for Milan but the constant onslaught from Sassuolo was too much especially when Ciprian Tatarusanu absolutely refuses to make a necessary save.

AC Milan travel to the capital to try and salvage their season and mark the official midpoint of the campaign with a victory.Milan will be looking to capitalise on the misfortunes of Juventus (who were docked 15 points) and Inter Milan (who saw Skriniar red carded and beaten 1-0 by Empoli) to take a strong hold of the second place spot.

AC Milan are in a difficult moment and suffered another poor game last night as Stefano Pioli's men dropped two points to Lecce on the road.Milan were struck down 2-0 at halftime and fought to recoup some losses but it was not enough and the side are now 9 points off Napoli at the top and just 1 point above Juventus and Inter Milan for the second spot.